Quotes by Garrett Gomez

“I really wasnt planning to move as early as I did, but he was doing everything so easily I didnt want to take a chance on letting something recoup and give me a run for our money at any time.”

“This is icing on the cake. I couldnt ask for anything more. I feel like crying right now ... I wondered if Id ever ride again. To be in this position, I cant explain it.”

“I felt I had plenty of room when I started up in there. Just about the eighth pole, the outside horse came over. He was about four wide, five wide. When I come off the turn and come over, I had no room. It cost me the race.”

“He came up firing but them came up empty. He was just flat.”

“Im just happy to be able to participate, much less win two and then accept the Bill Shoemaker Award. Its beyond my wildest dreams.”

“I dont know what happened; he was just flat.”

“He felt good, he acted like he always does and he actually left the gate wonderful. But when it came time to run he just wasnt there. He must have woke up on the wrong side of the bed.”

“He was looking at everything.”

“After we got going, I just found myself in front. I had to work for it some, but he was up to the task. He just ran and ran and ran. Hes some horse.”

“She wasnt quite all there for me today. She wanted to do too much early. If I could have kept her bottled up early on, she would have had some more punch for the lane.”